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Monday Night Foorball: softball interview for Tiger Woods (no Target questions)
Monday Night Football ^ | December 6th, 2004 | Al Michaels

Posted on 12/06/2004 10:08:26 PM PST by ajolympian2004

During halftime of the Dallas vs. Seattle game tonight on ABC's Monday Night Football there was an interview of Tiger Woods to promote his upcoming Target World Challenge golf tournament also broadcast on ABC this coming weekend.


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: army; california; challenge; club; country; golf; salvation; sherwood; target; thousandoaks; tiger; woods; world
Al Michaels failed to ask Tiger about the controversy of Target not allowing the Salvation Army kettles and bell ringers at their storefronts.

Maybe some Freepers in the Thousand Oaks, California area can make sure Tiger's feet are held to the fire over this issue during the tournament later this week that runs from Thursday through Sunday at the Sherwood Country Club.

http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r478

Tiger's feedback page:

http://www.tigerwoods.com/feedback/default.sps

1 posted on 12/06/2004 10:08:27 PM PST by ajolympian2004
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To: ajolympian2004; Admin Moderator

Breaking News?


2 posted on 12/06/2004 10:11:39 PM PST by Carling (What happened to Sandy Burglar's Docs?)
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To: ajolympian2004

Maybe some Freepers in the Thousand Oaks, California area can make sure Tiger's feet are held to the fire over this issue during the tournament later this week that runs from Thursday through Sunday at the Sherwood Country Club.

If Tiger could take the heat from the Lib/Feminazis/Race Hustlers during the battle of Augusta he can shrug this off too. Tiger plays golf, he does not play politics. He is not about to let anyone think he can be pushed around now. Don't waste your breath.

3 posted on 12/06/2004 10:12:36 PM PST by sinanju
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To: ajolympian2004

Why should he have? It has nothing to do with him. I've always hated it when an interviewer tries to inject tangental issues into an interview.


4 posted on 12/06/2004 10:16:26 PM PST by Bogey78O (Kerry surrendered Florida faster than he surrendered the Mekong Delta)
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Why should he have? It has nothing to do with him. It does have something to do with Tiger Woods because of his relationship with Target. Tiger endorses Target who bans the Salvation Army.
5 posted on 12/06/2004 10:24:23 PM PST by ajolympian2004
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I understand he has connections to Target. But that's not the point. The interview wasn't about how he feels about Target's decision to ban bellringers. It'd be as retarded as wondering how come no one in the press pool wants to ask Bush what his opinion is of the current allegations against SEAL forces.

Talk to Tiger about what he's done and what he's going to do. Leave the questions about Target to another interview that is actually about Target.


6 posted on 12/06/2004 10:30:49 PM PST by Bogey78O (Kerry surrendered Florida faster than he surrendered the Mekong Delta)
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To: ajolympian2004
"It does have something to do with Tiger Woods because of his relationship with Target.

Yes, and Tiger should cut off all association with Nike, too, because there is a member of Nike's board of directors that has been known to be not always politically correct! (/sarc.)

7 posted on 12/06/2004 10:31:11 PM PST by nightdriver
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To: ajolympian2004

Tiger is one of those sports/entertainment figures who's wise enough to know when to shut up and swing.

There would have been no purpose at all in Al Michaels asking him about Target. It was a sports interview.

Both Woods and Michaels are classy gentlemen.


8 posted on 12/06/2004 10:33:35 PM PST by JennysCool (A plan is not a litany of complaints)
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To: ajolympian2004
I don't think that it is the interviewer's job to broach a subject other than what was being talked about. Tiger plays GOLF, not politics.

Besides, what is he going to say that will make Target change their minds? In a word, nothing.

It isn't Woods' fault that Michaels didn't ask him anything about it. The interview wasn't about Target or the bell ringers.
9 posted on 12/06/2004 11:21:08 PM PST by MikefromOhio (32 days until I can leave Iraq for good....)
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To: Bogey78O
Talk to Tiger about what he's done and what he's going to do. Leave the questions about Target to another interview that is actually about Target.

I got it... the person being interviewed determines what questions to get asked. I'll have to run that by Bill O'Reilly.

The point of the interview is whatever the interviewer wants it to be about.

Jim Gray, and others would have asked him about Target an appropriate question because Tiger's event is a sporting event the last time I checked.

Then maybe again some do not consider golf a sport.

The wimpyassness of some in today's media...

10 posted on 12/06/2004 11:25:09 PM PST by ajolympian2004
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To: ajolympian2004

With all due respect..........grow up.


11 posted on 12/06/2004 11:29:12 PM PST by RightOnline
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To: ajolympian2004

So you subscribe to the Helen Thomas school of journalism. Ok.


12 posted on 12/06/2004 11:31:42 PM PST by Bogey78O (Kerry surrendered Florida faster than he surrendered the Mekong Delta)
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To: Bogey78O
So you subscribe to the Helen Thomas school of journalism. Ok.

No way! "Helen Thomas" and "school of journalism" can't co-exist in the same sentence can they?

Asking Tiger a legitimate question about Target banning Salvation Army bell ringers has nothing to do with Helen Thomas' freedom of speech as tortured as it is.

If Tiger had no relationship with Target it would not be an appropriate question to ask him.

An excellent site to make your thoughts know on this issue: http://www.dontshoptarget.com/

13 posted on 12/07/2004 12:09:16 AM PST by ajolympian2004
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